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Solar becomes top source of electricity in California (pv-magazine-usa.com)

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"In the 12 months ending April 2025, solar generated 83.1 terawatt-hours (TWh) of electricity, compared to 81.6 TWh from natural gas."

"Nationally, solar generation continues to climb. In April, solar supplied 10.64% of U.S. electricity for the month (marking the first time the country crossed the 10% mark) and contributed 7.35% of generation over the rolling 12 months. California, by comparison, produced 42% of its electricity from solar at its seasonal peak in April, with May expected to push that figure even higher."

Good 'ol CA, long-time nation-leader.

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago (9 children)

It makes a lot of sense. More people should (have) gotten in while the getting was good.

your roof gets sun
you own your house
you're going to stay there ~10 years
you don't have to go into debt at a bad rate to do it

You should have really looked into it while the 30% fed discount existed. I think it dies at the end of this year. Payoff time with a battery is something like 9-14 years, but after that it's 10-25 years of profit. And you don't have to worry about power outages anymore.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

prices for solar are continuously falling. bleeding edge is expensive, as always. cheaper helps it grow. big oil wants to kill it. too late.

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